Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings Saturday Early Games 10/2/14

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Quarterback

Deshaun Watson - FD 6300 DK 7200
Last week I pronounced the Age of Watson had begun and boy did it ever. Watson delivered six, count em, six TD passes in his first ever start. Oh, and he passed for over 400 yards to boot. Next up NCST and their cream puff defense. Watson's price will continue to climb so you need to get when the gettin is good. NCST is coming off a tough loss to FSU and now has to travel to Death Valley. That’s kind of a tough spot for them so I think the 14pt favorite Clemson is going to hang a big number on the Wolfpack. Another tid bit that has me man crushing on Deshaun, NCST actually has some offense so Clemson will likely be full choke most of the game. He is my top QB play across both sites and should deliver another fantastic day.

Kenny Hill - FD 9500 DK 7900
Hill hasn’t quite delivered the same kind of day as when he totally dismantled the Gamecocks opening weekend, but he has been good pretty darn good. It also helps when the game goes to OT (like last week). This game should be a wild one and Hill should be the epicenter for everything A&M does. He spreads the ball around so it's hard for opposing defenses to really zero in on his "favorite" targets. He also can run a little when needed. The extra sauce on the side to this one is the Bulldogs will undoubtedly score a bunch of points and force Hill to keep the tempo and get the ball downfield more often.

James Knapke - FD 6800
FD only, unfortunately, because the BG offense is humming and unlike years past they are doing it through the air. As much as I like Knapke he is more of a contrarian tournament play for me. Don’t get me wrong, I like him for cash games, but Watson is cheaper so it makes it hard to justify playing Knapke over Watson. His numbers should be in the same ball park as Watson and possibly better so don’t be shy. BG runs a wide open spread offense and doesn’t appear to want to play defense. If you're looking for any kind of separation, but don’t want to drop huge money at QB – this dude is your dude!

 

Running Backs

Josh Robinson - FD 6000 DK 5800
I am lovin' me some Robinson in this spot. He has quietly been very consistent through the first part of the season. He has a lot going for him in this game and he is probably my top value pick at RB this week. Let's get to the nitty gritty. This should be a high scoring game. He has averaged over 6 YPC in every game this year including last week's 197 yard (12YPC) performance AT LSU. Prescott commands most of the defensive attention. And Robinson hasn’t received more than 20 carries in a game so he hasn’t been over-worked. I could rip off a few more positives, but I think you get the point. His price is very appealing. Don’t expect a grand slam, but he might just be the perfect cash game RB

Samaje Perine - FD 6800 DK 5300
Cowabunga Dude! Oklahoma was off last week so you'll have to wait until Saturday for Perine's encore performance. Hopefully you ran my lineups two weeks ago because if you did you had a lot of Perine and his 242/4 stat line. Keith Ford is still on the shelf for another couple weeks so Perine will get the majority of the rushing duties with Ross serving as a change of pace back. TCU is statistically fantastic against the run, but the only legit back they have faced is Cobb from Minnesota. The Sooners have a much better offense than the overwhelmingly one dimensional Gophers so TCU won't be able to stack the box like it did against Minnesota. I still think this will be a grind for Perine and I would certainly keep expectations in check. Never the less I think at these prices it's hard to imagine Perine missing the mark.

Matt Dayes - FD 6300 DK 4400
Dayes is a DK only play for me, but a darn good one. He's a lock for some receptions, great for PPR, and has a real nose for the end zone scoring 7 TD’s in 5 games. This game should be high scoring and Dayes should find the end zone once again. I don’t like his price on Fanduel and they only reward .5PPR, but he should have no problem paying his number on Draftkings. ALL signs point to another payDAYES

 

Wide Receivers

Roger Lewis - FD 5600
Lewis seemingly plays two wide out spots at the same time. Or at least it appears that way given his reception total (44) compared to that of the next best receiver (22). This game is going to be super high scoring. Buffalo airs the ball out as well so it honestly may take five hours to complete this game. If money weren’t so easy on Fanduel I'd be playing Lewis everywhere, but since it’s relatively easy to fit the big money receivers Lewis won't see my lineup as often as he should. Even though he is safe for cash games, Lewis makes an outstanding tourney play as I don’t think many people will have him on their radar.

Antwan Goodley - FD 6800 DK 7200
Just like Watson, you need to get while the getting is good. Goodley is way underpriced, but it’s only because he has missed significant time thus far. Well, he's back and while he didn’t find the end zone last week I suspect that changes this week. Actually, Baylor is suddenly very healthy with Coleman and Goodley making their return last week and Levi Norwood is expected back this week (and don’t forget about Cannon). When teams like Baylor play it’s generally a good idea to run a few of their guys since the scoring is off the charts. Goodley is the unquestioned WR1 even with the receiving corp finally healthy. He likely won't be the only that has a good game, but he is the surest thing out of the bunch.

Rashard Higgins - DK 5800
Higgins is middle class all the way, and that’s a great thing. He’s a middle-tier-priced WR capable of delivering top tier production. The unquestioned WR1 for the Rams, Higgins paces all receivers with 24/404/4 through four games. Didn’t that seem like an unusual amount of 4’s? Anyway, considering he only had one catch for 16yds week one, yeah he’s totally crushed it the past three weeks. Tulsa comes to town and no chance they stop Higgins and the Ram offense. Tulsa should also be able to move the ball so CSU will need to keep the pressure on for most of the game

 

Tight Ends

Evan Engram - FD 3400 DK 3100
As with most TE’s Engram can be inconsistent at times, but the upside is there any given night. He has a solid connection with Bo Wallace and may see more targets facing a stingy Bama defense. This position is always a bit of a crap shoot and I think Engram is less crappy than most.

Cam Serigne - DK 3200
Wake Forest only passes the ball and Serigne sees nice volume on the regular. Don’t hold your breath for a TD against FSU, but crazier things have happened. Like Engram, Cam should see extra targets as they struggle to the move the ball against a stingy defense.

 

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